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O'Mara: Don't reward states not prepared

11:38 PM,
Feb. 12, 2014

Delaware does a better job preparing for storms than almost any other state because of its vulnerability as the lowest-lying state, said Collin O'Mara, secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

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The federal government needs to end large-scale disaster-related bailouts for communities that don't prepare for extreme weather, a Delaware official told members of a Senate panel Wednesday.

Delaware does a better job preparing for storms than almost any other state because of its vulnerability as the lowest-lying state, said Collin O'Mara, secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

Because Delaware's systems are working, other states and communities that haven't made the same investments receive more funding after disasters, he said. ...